Because that is a rule mathematicians agreed upon many years ago.
Working the exponents or roots is first in the order of operations.You do those even before multiplication or division.
Parentheses Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction
BEDMAS= brackets, exponents,division,multiplication,addition,subtraction
parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.
Parentheses Exponents and Roots Division and Multiplication Addition and Subtraction
"Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction." Therefore multiplication and division are equal.
Working the exponents or roots is first in the order of operations.You do those even before multiplication or division.
Brackets Exponents Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction
The Order of Operations is PEMDAS, which stands for Parentheses,Exponents, Multiplication,Division,Addition,Subtraction. OR Bedmas: Brackets Exponents Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction :) Or BIDMAS, where Exponent is replaced by Index
PEMDAS Parenthesis Exponents Multiplication Division Application Subtraction
Parentheses Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction
Brackets Exponents Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction
Brackets Exponents Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction
BEDMAS= brackets, exponents,division,multiplication,addition,subtraction
parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.
Parentheses Exponents and Roots Division and Multiplication Addition and Subtraction
"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction. You do things in Parentheses first, followed by exponents, then multiplication and so on.